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The Trans-Saharan gas pipeline (also known as NIGAL pipeline and Trans-African gas pipeline) is a planned natural gas pipeline from Nigeria to Algeria. It is seen as an opportunity to diversify the European Union's gas supplies.〔 ==History== The idea of the trans-Saharan pipeline was first proposed in the 1970s.〔 On 14 January 2002, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Algerian national oil and gas company Sonatrach signed the Memorandum of Understanding for preparations of the project.〔 〕 In June 2005, NNPC and Sonatrach signed a contract with Penspen Limited for a feasibility study of the project.〔 The feasibility study was completed in September 2006, and it found the pipeline to be technically and economically feasible and reliable.〔 〕 On the meeting on 20 February 2009, NNPC and Sonatrach agreed to proceed with the draft Memorandum of Understanding between three governments and the joint venture agreement.〔 The intergovernmental agreement on the pipeline was signed by energy ministers of Nigeria, Niger and Algeria on 3 July 2009 in Abuja.〔 〕〔 〕〔 〕 Safety concerns about the operations have now been heightened due to the recent In Aménas hostage crisis. Analysts predict that the estimated price tag of the project will rise due to the incident. Nigeria, Niger and Algeria are among the least secure areas in the region because of various active terrorist movements that destabilise them.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trans-Saharan gas pipeline」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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